QUANTUM COMPUTER PERFORMS FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACTORING

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QUANTUM COMPUTER PERFORMS FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACTORING

IBM SCIENTISTS BUILD MACHINE THAT SOLVES MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS WITH QUANTUM MECHANICS

NUMBER 15 FACTORED

FACTORS ARE 3 AND 5

http://www.research.ibm.com/resources/news/20011219_quantum.shtml

Comments

[bootpunk.livejournal.com]

Well, as soon as they manage to build a very large qubit machine, yep (as per the article). Thats a ways off tho', barring any big breakthrus.

Of course, if you're the really paranoid type, you should maybe assume that the NSA already has one of these ... ;o)